Regulating Society: Environment Relations

Since physical interventions in the world are often constitutive elements of actions, the coordination of actions or interactions incorporates physical aspects into social order at any scale. The regulation intends to establish or maintain specific environmental conditions. Ecological regimes thus constitute a realm of objects and related targets.

Typical examples of ecological regimes are the regulation of forestry, agriculture or other forms of land use; taking precautions against epidemics, floods, avalanches, and other natural hazards; energy policies; or the waste systems. Since literally everything ...